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in Japanin Japanin Japanin JapanNovemberNovemberNovemberNovember 9, 20129, 20129, 20129, 2012Toshinao URABEToshinao URABEToshinao URABEToshinao URABEAmbassador of Japan to the PhilippinesAmbassador of Japan to the PhilippinesAmbassador of Japan to the PhilippinesAmbassador of Japan to the PhilippinesJapanese Agriculture Before the War

（ Kyoto Prefecture Web site） 1

Agrarian Reform After the War

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Tenanted Land

Holding Land

90%

54%46%

10%

• Introduced by Occupation Forces

• Ownership transfer from landlords to tenants

• Self employed farmers

• Limited farmland

Formation of Agricultural Cooperatives

� Occupation Forces policy to encourage agricultural

cooperatives

� Economic organization assuring independence of farmers

� Agricultural Cooperatives Act promulgated in 1947

3（ Kyoto Prefecture Web site）

・・・・Seedling and nursery plant・・・・Post harvest facilities・・・・Collection facilities・・・・Country elevator・・・・Farmers market・・・・Food processing, etc.

Agriculture Cooperatives Functions

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・Loans for agricultural production・・・・Loans for housing, education etc.・・・・Saving accounts

FinanceFinance

Life, Fire, Car insurance

InsuranceInsurance・・・・Advice for farm management・・・・Updating production skills

Technical supportTechnical support

Fertilizers, feeds, machineries, insecticides etc.

Procurement of production materialsProcurement of production materials

Collective sales of products

Sales of productsSales of products

Shared-use facilitiesShared-use facilities

Petrol, gas, food, daily ware etc.

Supply and sales of daily needsSupply and sales of daily needs

Improved Agricultural Output

Rice

Vegetables

Fruits

Livestock

(Billion USD)

5(USD=79.5JPY)

Better Income for Farmers and Workers

(Thousand USD) (Thousand USD)

（ Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan）6

(USD=79.5JPY)

Contribution to Socio- Economic Development

With more efficient agriculture excess workers were supplied

to the manufacturing sector enabling high economic growth.

(Thousand population)

7

Population transfer to major urban areas

Increasing Agricultural Productivity

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Reallocating farmland for better productivity

Before AfterMechanization

Roads for better agricultural

logistics

Sectorial Agricultural Development

Clustering products for improved quality and quantity

（ MAFF Web site） 9

Exports of Agricultural Products（（（（Billion USD））））(USD=79.5JPY)

10

Agriculture Cooperatives in Japan(JA)

Number of Cooperatives : 713

Number of Members : 9.6 Million

Production : 53 Billion USD

Purchase of Supplies : 26 Billion USD

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Issues Facing Agriculture in Japan

• Aging farmers (average age is 66.1)

• Competition from imports

• Small scale farming (average plot is 2.27ha)

• Less farmers and less farmland

Export Value of Main Agricultural Products (2011)

(BAS)

（（（（Billion USD））））13

Philippine Agricultural Export

Pilipinas Kao, Inc. Philippine-Japan Active Carbon Corporation

Fresh Banana (USD)

Japan

(53%,250MUSD)

China

Korea

Iran

Singapore Others

Destinations of Philippine Agricultural Export

Japan

(15%,51MUSD)

Korea

Fresh Pineapple (USD)

（２０１１，BAS) （２０１１，BAS)

14

Banana (quantity)

Philippine Share in Japanese Market

Pineapple (quantity)

Philippine(94%) Philippine(99%)（２０１１，Japan Customs) （２０１１，Japan Customs)

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ODA for Philippine AgriculturePhilRice

IRRI

Irrigation Dam(Pampanga Delta Development Project)

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Super Diversion Canal(Central Luzon Irrigation Project)

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